The Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications (FAPMC) (Russian: Федеральное агентство по печати и массовым коммуникациям России (Роспечать), Rospechat) was a regulatory state agency within the hierarchy of the Russian Government.
[2] The agency succeeded the former Ministry of Press, Broadcasting and Mass Communications (МПТР).
Rospechat was a federal executive body responsible for providing government services, and managing government property in the field of press, mass media and mass communications, including public computer networks used in electronic media as well as in printing and publishing.
The Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications executed the following functions: The Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications cooperated with a series of broadcasters, publishers and other media market actors.
It supported various national and international projects, including the annual Runet Prize, the Russian Internet Forum, the National Association of Television and Radio Broadcasters Congress, the Valdai International Discussion Club, the international multimedia festival "Vivid Word", the "Book of the Year" national contest, the Russian Publishing Expo Forum, and the national book festival "Red Square".